Forces of Change: The Powers that shape Barcelona.
HCD Barcelona is a multilingual podcast where journalist Daria Gavrilova investigates the forces reshaping Barcelona through long, in-depth conversations. Season 3 follows four forces: artificial intelligence, immigration, economy and housing, and Catalan identity. Barcelona from the inside, beyond tourism and the headlines. Formerly "Habla con Daria".
021 Is Barcelona's AI boom good for Barcelona? - with Stephany Oliveros
Barcelona was third in the world for foreign investment in AI last year, and the question of this episode is whether the city itself gets anything from it. In the first live taping of the Artificial Intelligence series, recorded at One Parc Central, Daria Gavrilova talks with Stephany Oliveros, founder of Lyra AI and one of Forbes España's 30 Under 30. Stephany arrived in Spain ten years ago with 100 euros, worked as a waiter and a street fundraiser, and now researches what AI does to behaviour and society. She explains why she wants to stop the way AI is being developed rather than AI itself, and why the unpaid work of migrant women led her to build Lyra AI. The conversation ends with the three books she thinks everyone should read about AI.0:00 Welcome to HCD Barcelona: four forces of change0:53 Meet Stephany Oliveros, founder of Lyra AI1:17 What does "doing AI" actually mean?2:38 Daria's work: AI adoption through a journalist's method3:16 Why chatbots are not AI4:21 Stephany's most controversial opinion on AI5:09 Forbes 30 Under 30 and the phone call she almost ignored7:20 Barcelona's nine names, and the only one born abroad9:32 100 euros, a broken leg and the odd jobs12:20 Doing automations before the AI boom12:54 A city that is now 36% foreign-born14:05 Why Barcelona is third in the world for AI investment16:08 Who does the AI boom benefit: the city or the people in it?18:44 AI startups working on city problems20:30 Why the way AI is being built should stop23:33 Barcelona in 2031: what gets better, what gets worse26:10 Decentralising power beyond Barcelona27:49 Lyra AI and the invisible economy of women's work30:44 Women were 26% of AI hires. Are they less interested?34:13 Is AI a door into tech for women?36:03 Three books to read about AI37:46 Thanks, credits and the look39:02 ClosingBooks Stephany recommendsEmpire of AI – Karen HaoTechnofeudalism – Yanis VaroufakisWhy Nations Fail – Daron Acemoglu and James A. RobinsonData Feminism – Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren F. KleinRecorded live at One Parc Central, Barcelona, 17 September 2026. Styling: Ekaterina Shaposhnikova. Photography: Vera Baranova.Video: La Fábrica Podcast (Gràcia)🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephany-oliveros-9311a615a/ - Stephany Oliveros on LinkedIn🔹 https://www.justlyra.com/ - Lyra AI🔹 https://forbes.es/forbestravel/967140/listas-forbes-espana-barcelona-lidera-el-talento-joven-de-la-lista-30-under-30/ - Forbes España 30 Under 30: Barcelona leads🔹 https://www.barcelona.cat/promocioeconomica/en/news/news/barcelona-ranks-third-worldwide-in-attracting-foreign-investment-in-ai-1552794 - Barcelona ranks third in the world for foreign investment in AI🔹 https://oneparccentral.com/en/ - One Parc Central🔹 https://www.instagram.com/lafabricapdc/ - La Fàbrica Podcast🔹 https://share.google/q9P2LzwWrhhsNN543 - La Fàbrica PodcastHCD BARCELONA:🔹 Follow HCD Barcelona on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hcdbarcelona/🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hcdbarcelona🔹 Substack: https://ladaria.substack.com/🔹 Website: https://podcast.dariagavrilova.info/🔹 Daria on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgavrilova/
3 Sept 2026
020 "Habla con Daria" ahora es "HCD Barcelona"
Habla con Daria ahora es HCD Barcelona. En este primer episodio explico el cambio: por qué el proyecto cambia de nombre, la imagen nueva (la Torre de Collserola, que se ve desde toda Barcelona y casi nunca sale en las postales) y el concepto que lo organiza todo a partir de ahora, Fuerzas de cambio.Cada temporada gira en torno a cuatro fuerzas que están transformando la ciudad: la inteligencia artificial, la economía y la vivienda, la inmigración y la identidad catalana. La primera fuerza es la inteligencia artificial, y esa serie la grabo en directo, con público. Primera grabación: el 17 de septiembre, en inglés, con Stephany Oliveros (Lyra.ai).
Entradas para la grabación en directo del 17 de septiembre (One Parc Central, en inglés): https://www.eventbrite.es/e/hcd-barcelona-live-ai-power-and-the-city-with-stephany-oliveros-tickets-1999086560717Si quieres que este proyecto siga, la forma más útil de ayudar es suscribirte al canal y compartir el episodio.Newsletter de HCD Barcelona (Substack), donde aviso de las grabaciones en directo: https://ladaria.substack.com/Instagram (@HCD Barcelona): https://www.instagram.com/hcdbarcelona/Próximo episodioStephany Oliveros, fundadora de https://www.justlyra.com/FuentesBarcelona, tercera del mundo en atracción de inversión extranjera en inteligencia artificial (IBM Global Location Trends 2025): https://www.barcelona.cat/promocioeconomica/en/news/news/barcelona-ranks-third-worldwide-in-attracting-foreign-investment-in-ai-1552794#HCDBarcelona #Barcelona #InteligenciaArtificial #Podcastlipchamp
2 Jul 2026
019 Iniciatives de Barcelona: Speak Catalan – amb Eloi Rodríguez
Aquest és el primer episodi que faig en català. El convidat és l’Eloi Rodríguez, un dels fundadors del projecte Speak Catalan.
🔹 https://www.instagram.com/speakcatalan/ - Instagram de Speak Catalan
🔹 https://speakcatalan.cat/ca - la pàgina web de Speak Catalan
🔹https://www.instagram.com/lafabricapdc/ - La Fabrica Podcast
🔹https://share.google/q9P2LzwWrhhsNN543 - La Fabrica Podcast
HABLA CON DARIA:
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SECCIONS
00:00 Introducció: el primer episodi en català
00:53 Com va néixer Speak Catalan
06:45 Barcelona internacional i el domini que estava lliure
07:37 Sis mesos de vida: com s'explica l'èxit
13:30 Tots els nivells en una mateixa taula
19:10 «Per què he de justificar la llengua del país on visc?»
20:26 Del Montserrat als cellers: l'oferta evoluciona
23:51 La trobada preferida: gelats a la platja
26:12 Quan et canvien al castellà o a l'anglès
30:04 Els límits: creixement i gestió
35:13 Institucions, mitjans i la nova associació cultural
37:21 Speak Catalan en una frase
38:10 Comiat: final de la temporada
En aquest episodi, el primer d'Habla con Daria íntegrament en català, la Daria Gavrilova conversa amb l'Eloi Rodríguez, cofundador de Speak Catalan, la comunitat que reuneix centenars d'estrangers per parlar català a Barcelona. Parlen de com una iniciativa nascuda el gener de 2026 ha arribat a milers de seguidors, de per què la majoria de nouvinguts tria el castellà o l'anglès abans que el català, i de què cal per revertir-ho. La conversa entra de ple en un fenomen quotidià a la ciutat: quan un català detecta un accent o un error, canvia automàticament al castellà o a l'anglès i tanca la porta a qui vol aprendre. Des de la seva experiència com a periodista immigrant que viu a Barcelona des de fa catorze anys, la Daria defensa que entendre i parlar són nivells diferents i que la llengua és, sobretot, una eina per viure i pertànyer. Un episodi sobre integració lingüística, identitat catalana i el dret de qualsevol nouvingut a fer del català la seva llengua.
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Nika Shevela
Elisabet Arnau
Joan Monràs Oliu
Marta Armengou Escala
Laura Fernández Giménez
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Daria and Daria Gavrilova host the show. Published by Daria Gavrilova.
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